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Rorty on Language and Social Practices

Michele Marsonet · University of Genoa, Italy
Richard Rorty wrote on many occasions that called the linguistic turn was an attempt to keep philosophy an armchair discipline. “The idea - he said - was to mark off a space for a priori knowledge into which neither sociology nor history nor art nor natural science could intrude”. Linguistic analysi…
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The Albanian mechanism for guaranteeing the right to compensation for unjust imprisonment and wrongful conviction, in the light of obligations arising from international acts

Bojana Hajdini · Faculty of Law, University of Tirana, Albania
Punishment with imprisonment and the security measureof detention on remand, are among the most severe sanctions and convictions provided by the albanian criminal legislation. The unjust serving of such measures or punishments implies serious psychological and economic consequences for both the conv…
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A Critique of the Philosophical Underpinnings

Seth Oppong · University of Botswana: Gaborone, South-East District, …
The progress of the social science disciplines depends on conducting relevant research. However, research methodology adopted and choices made during the course of the research project are underpinned by varying ontological, epistemological and axiological positions that may be known or unknown to t…
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Common Health, Safety and Environmental Concerns in Upstream Oil and Gas Sector: Implications for HSE Management in Ghana

Seth Oppong · University of Botswana: Gaborone, South-East District, …
This paper explores the literature to identify common occupational injuries, diseases, and psychological wellbeing on oil rigs as well as the negative environmental impacts of the upstream oil and gas sector. It ends by making recommendations for effective health, safety, and environmental (HSE) man…
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Simulation Analysis of the Effects of Increased Foreign Ownership on Wage Inequality

Merita Zulfiu · Staffordshire University, UK. SEE University, Tetovo, N…
Transition countries have, in general, experienced an increase in labour market inequality during and after the initial transition period. Theory and empirical studies analysing the causes and mechanisms of increasing inequality in transition economies identify globalisation, skilled-biased technolo…
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Eco-Education: A Required Element of Public Policies for Sustainable Social and Economic Development

Marţian Iovan · “Vasile Goldiş” Western University of Arad, Romania
In this article, the author analyzes eco-education from a transdisciplinary perspective, as part of the “new education”, referring to its current dimensions, its goals and its utility in shaping the attitudes and behaviors of contemporary humans towards their environment and towards sustainable livi…